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NASA’s Artemis II Astronauts Spread ‘Moon Joy’ to the Public

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 2:21pm
While science can seem colorless and plain, NASA’s lunar crew members have brought expressiveness and emotion about their journey to mission control and the public.

See First Photos From NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Capturing a Setting Earth and Eclipse

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 2:21pm
The White House and NASA released imagery captured by the cameras of the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission.

Idaho Cut Services for People With Schizophrenia. Then the Deaths Began.

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 12:00pm
Eliminating outreach to people with severe mental illness set off such a cascade of bad outcomes that Idaho has scrambled to reverse the cuts.

Artemis II Astronauts Head Home After Historic Journey Around the Moon

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 1:05am
The NASA lunar flyby took the four crew members farther from Earth than any humans. They witnessed a solar eclipse and received praise in a call from President Trump.

Trump Calls Artemis II Astronauts After Their Historic Journey Around the Moon

Tue, 04/07/2026 - 12:26am
The conversation celebrated a small, but significant, step in an ambitious plan for missions to the moon and Mars that Mr. Trump had set early in his first term.

The Dark Side of the Moon Is Really the Far Side

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 6:55pm
Scientists prefer to call the backside of the moon its “far” side.

How to Follow NASA’s Artemis II Around the Far Side of the Moon

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 5:55pm
The astronauts will head into a communications blackout at 6:44 p.m. Eastern time as they become the first people to travel around the moon since 1972.

The Artemis II crew breaks a distance record.

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 5:42pm
Three Americans and one Canadian traveling on NASA’s Orion spacecraft surpassed a milestone set by the crew of Apollo 13 in 1970.

Artemis II Astronauts Name Moon Crater After Carroll, Reid Wiseman’s Late Wife

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 5:24pm
The crew shared an emotional moment with mission control and the family of Reid Wiseman, whose wife, Carroll, died in 2020, on the ground in Houston.

Exploring the Far Side of the Moon

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 4:00pm
As Artemis II flies around the far side of the moon, our graphics editor Marco Hernandez describes what the astronauts are looking for.

Suspect in Hacking of Climate Activists Is Extradited to New York

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 2:59pm
Prosecutors say Amit Forlit ran a global hacking operation on behalf of a Washington lobbying group that aimed to thwart environmental lawsuits against oil companies.

Live Updates: Artemis II Astronauts Prepare to Pass Distance From Earth Record

Mon, 04/06/2026 - 12:40pm
The crew of four will become the humans who have traveled farthest from Earth at 1:56 p.m. Eastern time. Later, the astronauts will pass behind the moon.

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Mon, 04/06/2026 - 12:40pm

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